Milk-bottle receptacle



' 1J2. May F. H. BRAECKLEIN 6 8575 MILK BOTTLE RECEPTACLB Filed Au 14. 1925 WITNBS:

Patented May 10, 1927.

., Th s in ention relates to receptacles dei ned s du li M9 ay. opening t ,eceivef'artlcles ma safe sanitary ,manner. without 'freq iiring the householder t0.per.SO I ally, receiye said articlesl i,

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' stu g? the, receptacle to y be secured at are? 'sideaei t le r..ii" yfloii ene as-z Another objee oftheinventionisthep o. visionof a novel meaiis forlocking themeceptacle, so the latter, ma be fleft open to feces-1e the deliveredarticle and thereafter,- closed and 1 locked witlmut; the :use of a ke t re character of the lock being such that further manipulation will neither unlock the lock or injure its mechanism.

Another object of the invention is to construct the receptacle so as to accommodate a. door sill or stop strip, the means for this purpose further acting to prevent entrance of Water into the receptacle.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following an novel features and details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described, illustratod in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the use of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section illustrating the means for locking the hinged cover.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken substantially on the line 4l-4 of Figure 3 with the locking member in re traoted position.

Figure 5 is a similar View with the locking member in active position.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character l0 indicates a receptacle which is open at 1ts rear and which may be made of suitable size and shape, the receptacle being especially designed to receive bottled milk, although it ii U in moral ,iv l fil desired as Well fas- Io FFICE.

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H Quinn-BOTTLE RECEPTACLE.

1 flnb ii n 'n fi led e 14, 1925. Serial no. 59,340.

maybe used for various ,otherarticles. The receptacle is provided with a cover or lid llfvvhich is-hingedly secured to a strip 12 extending acrossthe rear of the receptacle, the hinge being indicated at '13. Thefront edgeuof the cover is preferably provided with'a fiangelgt. engaged over the upper open jedge f'of the receptacle. This lastmen tioned edge of therece'ptacle is provided with aninwardlyeXtending flange 15.

Slidinglysecured tQIlDlIB under face of tliefcoverjlli1phn atpin or headed stud 1G is a; loc kingfelement or bolt l'if- ,This bolt is provided" witlra. slot 18' to. receive: the stud .16 and has one of its ends offset as shown at ,l9 toleng'age beneath thefiange lhfivhen so engaged, the :lid Willbesecurelylockedh The oppositeor' inner end of the ;bolt l7. is provided .with oppositely ex;- tending arms 20 which are shaped so that one edge of these arms define a curved edge 21 for engagement by an actuating member 22. The member 22 is substantially elliptical so as to provide a cam at each'end thereof. The member 22 is mounted for rotation upon a post or stud 23 which extends through the cover 11 and which carries an operating member or finger piece 24.

By rotating the actuating member 22 as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 5 of the drawings, the locking element or bolt 17 will he moved from its inactive position as shown in Figure 4, to its active or locking position as illustrated in Figure 5. Further rotation or operation of the actuating member will not effect the bolt 18 so that any unauthorized operation of this member will not unlock the cover. Further, the construction is such that this unnecessary operation of the actuating member will not injure the lock. In order to retract the bolt to open the cover it is necessary to reach inward from the open rear face and to facilitate retraction of the bolt. The latter is provided with a finger piece or lug 24.

Extending along the lower edge of the open face of the receptacle is an upwardly inclined flange 25. This flange provides space for the accommodation of a door stop or sill 26. In addition, it prevents the flow of water into the receptacle from the door sill 27 or other support.

The invention is illustrated as secured to the frame 28 of the door 29, but it is of course apparent that it may be secured within an opening of some other type.

In order to secure the recepniele in place there is provided spaced key hole slots 30 which are adapted to receive headed pins or studs 31 extending from the door frame 28.

it is preferred to form the slots 30 in the opposite sides of the receptacle Without removing the material as indicated at 82 and when it is desired to secure the receptacle in place, the material from the slots upon one side is removed while the material Within the slots upon the opposite side remains. The device. may thus be arranged at either side of an opening.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings that the invention provides a c'oni' e'nient device which may he mach-(1am place to receive and hold delivered articles in a gate and sanitary condition. Y'V'hen it is desired to remove the receptacle, the latter may be disengaged from the -studs 31 and conveniently carried by means of the strip 12.

The in\*ention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is:

1. n1 coinhination with a receptacle having an open back and a hinged cover, a locking element carried by the cover, means at the upper edge of the receptacle adjacent the free edge of the cover for engagement by the locking element to hold the cover in clo ed position, an operating member upon the outside of the cover and an actuating member associated with and controlled by the operating member to force the looking element into locking position and out otthe path of movement of said actuating member.

In combination with a receptacle having': an open back and a hinged cover, a slidingly mounted locking element carried by the cover, means at the upper edge of the receptacle adjacent the tree edge of the cover tor engagement by the locking elei'ne'nt to hold the cover in closed position, a member mounted for tree rotation beneath the cover to contact the locking element and I'ZIOiQ the latter in'to locking positi'on only and means upon the 'ou'tsidebf the cover and associated with the rotatable element to actuate the latter.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signaure.

FERDINAND H. BRAECKLEIN. 

